The implementation of a required book club for medical students and faculty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15328451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David B Ney (Department of Psychiatry Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, corresponding author), Nethra Ankam (0000-0003-1619-0200, The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA), Anita Wilson (0000-0003-2665-5876, Student Assessment Office, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA), John Spandorfer (Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2173045-2173045 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Education Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10872981.2023.2173045 |
| PMID | 36718544 |
| OpenAlex | W4318594552 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
More medical schools are incorporating wellness activities and the medical humanities into their curriculum. Finding implementable programming that is feasible and enjoyable is challenging. Both student participants and faculty who might facilitate programs are busy with clinical and educational responsibilities. Book club discussions in general are an activity that bring people together and expose groups to literature. In medical education, informal books clubs have been shown to increase camaraderie and expose participants to topics in medicine that they may not have encountered without the structure of the group assignment. At one large private urban medical school, all fourth year medical students were required to participate in a one-time hour-long book discussion with a faculty member one week before Match Day 2021. This paper describes the implementation of that program and discusses survey results from 179 students who broadly indicated that the books were enjoyable, the discussions were enriching, and that the program should continue for future classes of medical students
Club · Curriculum · EXPOSE · Journal club · Medical education · Medical school · Pedagogy · Empathy and Medical Education · Health Sciences Research and Education · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |